Let your inbox automatically organize all your emails into categories
Organize your inbox andcategorizeyour emails.
Categories make emails easier to find.
Go toSettingsand selectView all Outlook parameters.
In theSettingsdialog box, selectMail>Rules.
In theName your ruletext box, enter a name for the rule.
Select theAdd a conditiondropdown arrow and choose the condition you want to use to assign a category.
For example, to categorize email marked as important, chooseImportanceand select theHighoption.
Select theAdd an actiondropdown arrow, chooseCategorize, then pick the category you want to assign it to.
SelectSaveto save the rule.
launch the Outlook desktop app and go to theHometab.
SelectRules>Create Rule.
In theCreate Ruledialog box, selectAdvanced Options.
Select theassign it to the categorycheck box.
In theColor Categoriesdialog box, grab the category you want to assign to the incoming email.
To customize a category, selectRenameand enter a different name for the category.
SelectOKto close theColor Categoriesdialog box.
In theRules Wizard, selectFinishto create the rule.
Use the Rules & Alerts dialog box to manage the rules you created.
To delete a rule, choose the rule and selectDelete.
